100AwesomePeople Podcast

Rebecca and Michael of You Are Collective

Mental well-being is gaining more and more traction these days as the once-taboo subject seeps it's way into main stream and popular media. Thanks to the many brave souls who have openly shared their struggles, challenges and triumphs as they navigate the waters of what it means to be mentally well in a tumultuous world these days. Two such people are Rebecca and Michael from You Are Collective, who has started this organization in an effort to help people speak more freely and respectfully about what means to live with or to overcome a mental health challenge. 

To hear and learn more about what the You Are Collective is all about and the big harry audacious goals they are striving towards, have a listen to this episode and enjoy!

Today's episode was sponsored in part by Kitchen Design Co. Check them out for all your kitchen and bath renovation ideas at kitchendesignco.ca.

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Justina LeeStolz

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Thanks as always to Lou Ducharme for his editing prowess. 

Mandy Lancaster on Capturing the World

Surround yourself with bold, innovative and inspiring people and there's just no way that it can't rub off on you. Mandy Lancaster (formerly Glinsbockel) is one such woman who will WOW you with the journeys and lessons she has embarked on and her utter sense of humility about it all. From global travel and documentation of the consequences of devastating natural disasters to using imagery to help strengthen the recovery and support victims of sexual and physical violence, Mandy is finding ways to connect you, visually, with the issues and realities of this world.

To hear and learn more about Mandy and the impact she has had and is having still, listen to this episode and enjoy!

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Justina LeeStolz

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Thanks as always to Lou Ducharme for his editing prowess. 

Ryan Lancaster and the Million Dollar Bus Project

There are dreams and goals that we plan to do one-day-some-day --- and then there are the dreams that we pursue to the Nth degree with passionate persistence. Ryan Lancaster is a man who took the one-day-some-day dreams and turned them into a passionate reality, first through his Scale My Life year, then his Button-to-Bus Challenge, the Beast-to-Bus challenge and eventually, the Million-Dollar-Bus Project. 

To hear and learn more about Ryan and the impact he is making not only in his own community, but in communities across Canada, listen in to this episode and subscribe for future inspirational episodes.

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Justina LeeStolz

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Reid Schretlen of ummNeat!

In an ever increasingly fast-paced world, one thing that often gets over looked or left behind is the state of mental health, or lack thereof, that exists in our lives. Reid Schretlen shares about his struggles and journey with mental health and the steps he has taken and is taking to not only improve his own state of being on an ongoing basis, but to also lend a helping hand to others who need the support.

To hear and learn more about Reid and the impact he is making and his company Umm Neat, listen to this episode or watch it on Youtube at #100AwesomePeople Episode 10: Reid Schretlen. 

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Justina LeeStolz

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Brea Lake and Accelerate Okanagan

Embracing constant change, innovation and creativity is key in being the CEO of a Technology Hub like Accelerate Okanagan and Brea Lake epitomizes the positive enthusiasm that makes her the perfect candidate for the role. Accelerate Okanagan is dedicated to furthering the Okanagan tech and entrepreneurship community that is burgeoning in the valley through providing training, support and mentorship at the various stages of launching and excelling a business.

To hear and learn more about Brea Lake and the impact she is having in the community in her role as CEO, listen to this episode and subscribe to follow along and discover the #100AwesomePeople.

Tory Braun and the OYP Collective

Being a hub for community engagement and development is no small feat and Tory Braun manages to reign in the crowds through her role with The Okanagan Young Professionals network... among her many other socially engaged projects and side hustles!

To hear and learn more about Tory Braun and the impact she is having on creating a community of young professionals and opportunities in the Okanagan, listen now on Spotify or Podbean OR watch this episode on Youtube (Episode 8: Tory Braun and The OYP).

Matt Stewart and the Staples Studio Community

There is something raw and stirring about sitting down with someone who has been told that they are going to die and yet they have defied the timeline of their sentence.

 

Matt Stewart, the community curator and manager for the Staples Studio Kelowna co-working and collaboration space is a man who inspires and aspires to create community where everyone from the artist to the investor is welcome to gather and grow together.

 

To hear and learn more about Matt Stewart and the impact he is having on the creating community and gathering spaces in Kelowna, listen to this episode and subscribe to follow along.

Aman Dosanj of the Paisley Notebook

There are people who conform to the norm and then there's Aman. This woman is a power house of non-conformity, from being the first British Indian to play on a professional football team (soccer for our North American friends) for England to being an unconventional cook, to targeting her tourism to locals rather than tourists; she breaks the norms.

More importantly, however, she strives to create happiness for herself and her community through bringing people together to enjoy a meal, an unconventional meal... usually with a table full of strangers who become friends somewhere on a farm or a location without easy access to power or water!

To hear and learn more about Aman Dosanj and the impact she is having on the culinary world all over, listen to Episode 6: Aman Dosanj, and hear from the woman herself!

Mike Shaw on Gratitude and Community

If ever you forget to be grateful for the ability to brush your teeth, turn your head or land on two feet in the morning when you roll out of bed, Mike Shaw is the man who will remind you to never take for granted those simple abilities in life.

Mike’s story is bone-chilling and inspiring all in one go and he has become known as a Gratitude specialist through the public speaking he does to share his story and how important it is to be grateful for even the smallest things every day. He is also striving to change the way that young people engage with sports so that, hopefully, no one ever has to go through the spinal-cord injury and recovery that Mike had to.

To hear and learn more about Mike Shaw and the impact he is having on youth sports and audiences all over, listen to Episode 5: Mike Shaw, and here from the man himself!

Kate Ogorova of The Goddess Studio

There are many facets of society that tell a woman what she should look like today and what “beautiful” means, but Kate Ogorova and her business partner Tanin Amouei have another take on things.

The Goddess Studio is designed to help empower women to find beauty within themselves and to use what products they have already to simply enhance the natural appearance they possess. No covering up “imperfections” or hiding behind layers and layers of caked on products, simply allowing your inner goddess to shine brightly on the outside as well.

To hear and learn more about The Goddess Studio and the impact they are making among women, listen to Episode 4: The Goddess Studio and hear from Kate Ogorova herself!